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Before cotton began to be used as material for clothing, not only hemp and silk, but also bast fibers produced from plants such as wisteria, vine of arrowroot, paper mulberry, and Japanese linden were used for weaving cloths. Especially the lower classes utilized fibers obtained from local vegetation. Hemp was prized for its long filaments. Compared to cotton, however, hemp cloths and other plant fiber cloths left much to be desired regarding warmth and softness. Linen next to skin feels stiff and cool. Nowadays linen is considered suitable for summer clothing. In old-style Japanese working wear however, wads made of plant material were inserted in winter clothing served as stuffing and insulation. Cold resistibility of old-style Japanese wear wadded with heads of cattail was experimentally found to be very strong. |
